The Lord commanded this to be given to them by the Israelites on the day He anointed them. It is a permanent portion throughout their generations.

and teach the Israelites all the statutes that the Lord has given to them through Moses.”

“If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be punishment. They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.